Era: I was a farmer at the foot of Yaoling Mountain

Fang Wei then assigned tasks to the three of them, instructing them to first rent a house in the village and then purchase some daily necessities.

The experimental fields would require agricultural machinery such as tractors, and he would have Qin Sicheng help him purchase them, with the merchants delivering them directly.

"If you have any questions, just give me a call. I'll be coming over often in the future."

After explaining these matters, Fang Wei went with Pan Lianhua to inspect the villa's renovation project.

Upon arriving at the lakeside villa area, the two completed the necessary procedures and were then led inside by the property management staff.

The young woman from the property management company didn't talk much. Today was the day the homeowner came to inspect the property, and it would be better if she talked too much. She would only respond patiently when the homeowner spoke.

Fang Wei and Pan Lianhua were not particularly picky by nature, and the renovation workers had indeed put in a lot of effort. After carefully inspecting the place upstairs and downstairs, they did not find any obvious problems.

So he readily signed the acceptance form, and the young woman from the property management smiled and said goodbye.

"Third Brother, we can move in as soon as we add a few things to the house."

The villa is fully furnished with all the necessary furniture and appliances; you just need to purchase some household items.

Furthermore, the house has been ventilated for a long time after the renovation, so there is no question of whether it will affect health.

It was still early, so Pan Lianhua decided to take a stroll around the streets.

"Okay, let's go in a bit. Let's go check out Xiaojie's house first."

Fang Wei nodded, but before leaving, he took Pan Lianhua to Xiao Jie's villa.

The daughter didn't let them worry about decorating that house; instead, she created a design based on her own preferences, and it was completed long ago.

However, she hasn't moved in yet; she's still living alone in her old apartment building.

Pan Lianhua had the key, and after opening the door, the two went inside. Xiaojie's villa had a somewhat modern style, but it wasn't overly decorated; instead, it had a fresh and elegant feel.

"Xiao Jie has a good eye, not bad, not bad."

Pan Lianhua praised her daughter, and the two of them strolled around the first floor before locking the door and leaving.

As for Xiaojie not using this villa as her wedding home, the two of them didn't mind; their daughter could make her own decision.

Afterwards, the two drove to buy some household items—a considerable amount—and asked the vendor to deliver them to the villa the next day. They planned to stay at a hotel that night, as they weren't in a rush.

As it was nearing the end of the workday, Fang Wei called Xiao Jie and arranged to have dinner together.

Xiao Jie's wedding is coming soon, but Fang Wei and his wife don't need to worry too much, while the groom's family is very busy.

"Dad, Mom, shall we go take a look at your newly renovated house later?"

After dinner, Xiaojie planned to go to the villa area.

She rarely goes there, partly because she's busy with work, and partly because her wedding is approaching and she has a lot to worry about.

"Then let's go together."

Fang Wei and Pan Lianhua agreed without hesitation, and then the family of three left the restaurant.

The next day.

Pan Lianhua waited at home for the merchant to deliver the goods, while Fang Wei went to the experimental field on the tidal flats.

The people in charge of the experimental field had already rented houses in the village, and he even went to take a look. The living conditions were actually quite good.

Fang Wei then took someone to buy a batch of farm tools and production supplies. The tractors and other farm machinery would not be delivered until tomorrow, so today was mainly for getting familiar with the environment.

Once everything is in place, we can start cultivating the land, but planting will have to wait until next spring.

Next.

Fang Wei and Pan Lianhua chose an auspicious day and held a simple fire-starting ceremony at the villa.

Anyway, it's a matter of belief; if you believe in it, it's real, if you don't, it's not. The couple were just going with the flow, but they still invited a few relatives and friends over for dinner.

Binbin's family, along with Sun Daoren and his sister, and Wu Tianming, came from Guangzhou. Qin Sicheng also came, and Xiaojie naturally wouldn't be absent.

Today was a purely family dinner. My older sister and Pan Lianhua were in charge of cooking. The home-style dishes had a home-style flavor, and everyone ate very happily.

"Secretary Fang, why are you bringing up high-altitude seawater rice again?"

Several men were drinking together, and Qin Sicheng didn't quite understand Fang Wei's plan to research seawater rice.

In his view, the other party had already achieved great success and could live off his past achievements for more than a lifetime, so why bother to spend time and effort researching seawater rice?

He had heard of this thing; it was the kind of product that received praise but didn't sell well. He really couldn't understand why the other party would be interested in it.

"There's no other reason, I just think this research project is very challenging and I want to give it a try."

Fang Wei gave a perfunctory reply and then clinked glasses with Qin Sicheng.

Qin Sicheng nodded and said no more.

In his eyes, Fang Wei was an oddball. The other party didn't seem to have much interest in money, otherwise he wouldn't have insisted on pursuing a collective economy.

With the breeding technology and patents the other party possesses, he could have become incredibly wealthy long ago if he had gone out on his own. At this moment, Wu Tianming suddenly remarked, "Secretary Fang is actually more suited to scientific research than business."

Fang Wei smiled helplessly and drank another cup with Wu Tianming.

After that, everyone stopped bringing up the topic and finished the meal in a lively atmosphere.

After the guests left, Pan Lianhua went to arrange rooms for her family. Binbin's family, along with his sister and Taoist priest Sun, would stay here for one night and return to Guangzhou early the next morning.

However, they will be coming again next week to attend Xiaojie's wedding.

During this time, Fang Wei and Pan Lianhua did not plan to leave Shenzhen, which gave him a chance to calm down and consider the research direction of seawater rice.

The most important characteristic of seawater rice is its tolerance to high salinity, followed by yield. Other factors are less of a concern, as seawater rice naturally possesses resistance to lodging, drought, and flooding, and can even be grown without chemical fertilizers or pesticides.

morning.

Fang Wei arrived at the experimental field on the tidal flats, where members of the three breeding teams were supervising the construction team and beginning to improve the irrigation system of the experimental field.

Although it is called seawater rice, it is not possible to irrigate it directly with seawater. The salt concentration of the irrigation water needs to be kept within a certain range.

"Secretary, the farm machinery has been delivered. They'll settle the bill with you later."

The three of them were also busy, studying information about seawater rice while supervising the progress of the irrigation project.

Tractors and other agricultural machinery have been delivered to the experimental field and a storage place has been found. They can be driven over directly when needed.

"Okay, I understand. I'll take care of it."

Fang Wei nodded, indicating that she would handle it.

The buildings near the mudflats do not need to be renovated; they can be used as offices and temporary rest areas simply by being cleaned up.

Fang Wei called the three people over and began to organize everyone for study.

This process was also a process of sorting out his own thoughts. According to the research of Professor Ma and Professor Lin, in addition to being able to be planted in tidal flats or saline-alkali land, seawater rice has another very important characteristic: it can improve the quality of the soil.

Taking saline-alkali land as an example, after planting seawater rice for more than three consecutive years, the quality of the soil will be greatly improved, and even peanuts and ordinary rice can be grown.

It's important to know that ordinary crops cannot be grown on saline-alkali land, but the value of saline-alkali land has increased after continuous planting of seawater rice.

However, Professor Ma and Professor Lin's research data is incomplete, and their conclusions contain a certain degree of speculation. Fang Wei still needs to put in a lot of effort to verify them through practice.

"Then you guys keep an eye on things, I'm leaving now."

At noon, Fang Wei did not stay for lunch, but went home and had lunch with Pan Lianhua.

The wedding day arrived quickly. Xiao Jie dressed up beautifully early in the morning, waiting for the groom, Cheng Xiaoyue, to pick her up. The wedding location was the lakeside villa, which was, after all, Fang Wei and Pan Lianhua's home.

The entire wedding was arranged by Cheng Xiaoyue's parents. Fang Wei and Pan Lianhua, as the bride's family, didn't have much to do; all they had to do was arrive at the hotel before the wedding started.

The hotel booked by Cheng Xiaoyue's parents was quite nice, and the banquet was of a high standard, indicating that the Cheng family also valued their child's wedding.

The wedding proceeded smoothly according to the plan, and Xiaojie's boss, as a representative of the bride's family, even went up and said a few words.

After the wedding banquet began, Fang Wei became the "toast attendant" for his bride's family, dealing with numerous toasts from various people. By the time he and Pan Lianhua returned home, they were quite dizzy.

"In the blink of an eye, our daughter is all married. Third brother, aren't you getting old?"

Pan Lianhua brewed a pot of tea for Fang Wei, and suddenly felt a little sentimental.

"What do you mean 'old'? Didn't someone say you look very young today? I'm actually relieved. My children are all doing well and have settled down. Our good days are yet to come."

Fang Wei laughed and comforted his wife.

The two stayed there for a few more days before returning to the village together.

"Chairman, this is the oil mill's sales report for the past month. Please take a look."

After returning home, Fang Wei rested for two days. On her first day back at work, Yang Feng brought her a pile of reports.

The most eye-catching change was the significant increase in sales of cooking oil.

Fang Wei carefully analyzed the reasons. In addition to the good reputation of Yaoling brand cooking oil, another very important reason is that the current price is too low.

It is about 6% lower than the industry average.

Yaoling brand cooking oil is of excellent quality and low price, making it very cost-effective.

"Assistant Yang, do you think our cooking oil should be increased in price?"

Fang Wei put the report aside and suddenly remembered Zhang Chu's request for a price increase, so he asked Yang Feng about it.

"Now is not the time to raise prices. Our products are all about cost-effectiveness. The current prices are only slightly on the high side, and they are far from being cheap."

Yang Feng felt that the priority should be stability, as Yaoling brand cooking oil was currently experiencing a sales boom, and it was best to avoid any unforeseen complications.

Fang Wei nodded without saying anything more, but she had already accepted the other person's statement in her heart.

After Yang Feng left, he called Hu Linwei and Zhang Chu respectively, asking them not to adjust the prices of edible oil products for the time being. (End of this chapter)